So, my Mani Monday is on Monday this week...last week it was on Tuesday. I hope that shows you how tired I've been, lol. Anyway, th...

So, my Mani Monday is on Monday this week...last week it was on Tuesday. I hope that shows you how tired I've been, lol.

Anyway, this time I'm featuring a fairly new polish, or new to me at the very least

Pure Ice: Private Show.

This is a black base with blue, pink, purple, yellow, red glitter. Really, every color.

Now, here's the amazing part...

I paid $1.98 for this at Wal Mart, and I've heard it as an exact dupe for the Butter London Black Knight polish.

The Butter London polish is $15 and has .4 oz of product, while the Pure Ice has .5, so you're even getting more product for $13 less!

Now, I don't have the Butter London polish in my collection, even after drooling over it for months, but I've seen swatches and I've seen it in person, and I'm telling you they are IDENTICAL.

Here are some crappy swatches. Sorry, I was in a hurry! Busy, busy.

*Before I get the "Your nails look terrible! Your cuticles are a wreck! You're a horrible nail painter!" Thank you. I never claimed to be a "nail blogger" or a professional nail painter. I work pretty much 6 days a week, and I'm not concerned with my nails being perfect all of the time, because the chemicals I work with eats the nail polish and weakens my nails, hence the breakage. It also wreaks havoc on my cuticles, so thank you for noticing. :) *

Moving on..

I think this nail polish is so, so pretty!

I've had it on for three days so far without chipping, so we'll see how it lasts.

The swatches above are two coats of polish and a coat of Butter London Top coat.

I really hope you enjoyed this post, and if you're like me & lusting over the Butter London Black Knight polish, do yourself a favor and try Pure Ice Private Show first!

As you may remember, I purchased Too Faced Shadow Insurance when I went to Sephora last weekend, because they were sold out of the Urban De...

As you may remember, I purchased Too Faced Shadow Insurance when I went to Sephora last weekend, because they were sold out of the Urban Decay Primer Potion. I've been using Urban Decay Primer potion for a little over a year now, and I've loved it. No other primer had compared to it.

I have very dry skin, but the oiliest eyelids you will ever see. I used to use the Nyx HD Primer, and it worked okay. When I first got it, it worked amazingly, but after a couple of months, it just stopped working as well. So, it was at that point that I purchased the Urban Decay Primer Potion, and it has always worked for me. It's kept my eyeshadow in place, and without fading or creasing for over 16 hours before. It was an absolute miracle worker.

Then, my tube finally ran out, and my Sephora was sold out. What was I to do? The girl working there talked me into trying the Too Faced Shadow Insurance. She insisted it was even better. I was so full of skepticism when I bought it, and completely ready to rip it apart when it didn't compare.

So, I tried it. Everyday. For the last week. What did I discover? That girl was right. This is great. I can't say that it's better than Urban Decay, but I can say that it's an equal. Looks the same, feels the same, works the same. If I was given both in plain containers, I wouldn't be able to tell them apart. Both do everything they're supposed to do. I wasn't disappointed at all. But, then, it's only been a week and only time will tell how it stands up after a couple of months. I'll keep you updated.

Here's the info on the two:

Urban Decay Primer Potion comes in a squeeze tube, with a lid that screws off. It's 0.37 fl oz. and retails for $20.

*Image from Urbandecay.com*

Too Faced Shadow Insurance also comes in a squeeze tube, with a lid that screws off. It's 0.35 fl oz. and retails for $18.

So, it's essentially the same value. Both companies are cruelty-free as well, which I love.

Today I'm going to make a quick compare post. I've been trying to find a cheap dupe for Nars Turkish Delight. It's my all-time favorite gloss, but it is way too expensive.

So, here we go!

This is in artificial light!

The top is Nyx girl's Gloss in Sorbet.
Middle is Nars Turkish Delight
Bottom is Revlon Super Lustrous lip gloss in Pink Whisper.

Natural Light.

The top is Nyx girl's Gloss in Sorbet.
Middle is Nars Turkish Delight
Bottom is Revlon Super Lustrous lip gloss in Pink Whisper.

As you can tell, the Nyx gloss is much pinkier, and less milky than the other two. What you can't see is that it also has gold glitter in it. So, while it's a nice, light pink gloss, it's not a real dupe.

However, Turkish Delight and Pink Whisper are VERY similar. They are both a milky pink color. As you can see, Pink whisper is a tiny bit darker than Turkish Delight, but when you put it on, they look exactly the same. Pink whisper has a tiny bit of shimmer in it, while Turkish Delight has none, but still, very close.

The Revlon gloss is a tiny bit sticky, and is fairly sheer as most glosses are, and lasts around 2 hours unless eating or drinking.
The Nars gloss isn't sticky in the least, has a tiny bit more pigmentation, but also doesn't last more than 2 hours.

Nars Turkish Delight retails for $24.
Revlon Pink Whisper is $7.

If you're on a budget and love the way Turkish Delight looks but hate the price tag, try the Revlon one first!
I think this is a great dupe!

Nars Turkish Delight

Revlon Pink Whisper

Also, I wanted to show you guys my nails. :)

The hot pink is Sinful Colors: 24/7
The purple is China Glaze: Spontaneous
The gold glitter is Butter London West End Wonderland
And I used the Butter London Hardwear Topcoat pictured.

I have another Butter London West End Wonderland for sale that has never even been opened, as well as an unopened Butter London Hardwear Top Coat.
To see those and everything else I have on sale, go to my blog sale.